Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman Explained

Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman
Type:	studio
Artist:	Buck Clayton's All Stars
Cover:	Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman.jpg
Released:	1955
Recorded:	December 16, 1953 and August 13, 1954
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:32
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	George Avakian, John Hammond
Chronology:	Buck Clayton
Prev Title:	Buck Meets Ruby
Prev Year:	1954
Next Title:	Jumpin' at the Woodside
Next Year:	1955

Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman is an album by trumpeter Buck Clayton performing tunes associated with Benny Goodman. The album was recorded in 1953 and 1954 and released by Columbia.^[1]

Track listing

"Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) – 25:46
"Don't Be That Way" (Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson) – 9:26
"Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 9:30

Recorded in NYC on December 16, 1953 (track 1) and August 13, 1954 (tracks 2 & 3)

Personnel

Buck Clayton – trumpet
Joe Newman – trumpet
Henderson Chambers (track 1), Urbie Green, Trummy Young (tracks 2 & 3) – trombone
Lem Davis – alto saxophone
Julian Dash (track 1), Coleman Hawkins (tracks 2 & 3) – tenor saxophone
- - Charles Fowlkes – baritone saxophone Billy Kyle (tracks 2 & 3), Sir Charles Thompson (track 1) – piano, celeste Freddie Green – guitar
Milt Hinton (tracks 2 & 3), Walter Page (track 1) – double bass
Jo Jones – drums

Notes and References

Web site: Callahan . Mike . Edwards . David . Eyries . Patrice . Columbia Album Discography, Part 2 (CL 600 to CL 699) 1954-1955 . www.bsnpubs.com . 21 November 2018 . 15 October 2015.